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yapkhs November 4th 2009
Hi there.
"Your money wasted" was once a headline in CNN news.
"Your money wasted' means
1. Your money has been wasted, or
2. Your money was wasted?
Thanks in advance.
"Your money wasted" was once a headline in CNN news.
"Your money wasted' means
1. Your money has been wasted, or
2. Your money was wasted?
Thanks in advance.
yapkhs November 4th 2009
Or
3. Your money is being wasted?
Thanks.
3. Your money is being wasted?
Thanks.
DKorolev November 4th 2009
Both first and second is correct, I think.
"Your money has been wasted" means that is has already happened. ("Your money has already been wasted." is more correct, I think.)
"Your money was wasted." is just a fact that it happened.
I think that third sentence is not correct at all. My textbook says that "to be" cannot be used in continuous tenses.
Dmitry
"Your money has been wasted" means that is has already happened. ("Your money has already been wasted." is more correct, I think.)
"Your money was wasted." is just a fact that it happened.
I think that third sentence is not correct at all. My textbook says that "to be" cannot be used in continuous tenses.
Dmitry
Martin November 4th 2009
The 3. is passive. Like: The street is being built.
It is the present continuous form of the passive.
The government is wasting your money.
Your money is being wasted by the government.
It is the present continuous form of the passive.
The government is wasting your money.
Your money is being wasted by the government.
Martin November 4th 2009
Actually, all three are passive.
has been wasted = it happend in the past and hasn't finished yet.
was wasted = it is over; somebody wasted your money
is being wasted = they are now wasting your money
has been wasted = it happend in the past and hasn't finished yet.
was wasted = it is over; somebody wasted your money
is being wasted = they are now wasting your money
DKorolev November 4th 2009
"Has been wasted" = it happend in the past and hasn't finished yet.
I am not sure, but I think that perfect tenses have finished already.
The 3. is passive. Like: "The street is being built".
It is the present continuous form of the passive.
1) As far as I know, "be" cannot be used in continuous;
2) If it could be used, I think it would be "been", not "being", to make a sentence passive.
Dmitry
I am not sure, but I think that perfect tenses have finished already.
The 3. is passive. Like: "The street is being built".
It is the present continuous form of the passive.
1) As far as I know, "be" cannot be used in continuous;
2) If it could be used, I think it would be "been", not "being", to make a sentence passive.
Dmitry
Clare November 5th 2009
Your money is being wasted = present continuous passive (it's happening now).
Because it's a headline, the emphasis is not on the exact time of the event, but the effect or result of the event.
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Clare,
english-at-home.com
Because it's a headline, the emphasis is not on the exact time of the event, but the effect or result of the event.
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Clare,
english-at-home.com
Martin November 5th 2009
DKorolev: You are right about present perfect. The event is over. But the effect influences us in the present. That was, what I meant with "not finished". I should leave it to Clare :-)
Clare November 6th 2009
No don't! I think it's great that you contribute to the forums and give answers and explanations!
Many thanks
Clare
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Clare,
english-at-home.com
Many thanks
Clare
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Clare,
english-at-home.com
